linux-kernel - [GIT PULL] scheduler fix

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Date:	Fri, 6 May 2016 13:31:54 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: [GIT PULL] scheduler fix

Linus,

Please pull the latest sched-urgent-for-linus git tree from:

   git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git sched-urgent-for-linus

   # HEAD: 2548d546d40c0014efdde88a53bf7896e917dcce nohz/full, sched/rt: Fix missed tick-reenabling bug in sched_can_stop_tick()

This tree contains a single fix that fixes a nohz tick stopping bug when 
mixed-poliocy SCHED_FIFO and SCHED_RR tasks are present on a runqueue.

 Thanks,

	Ingo

------------------>
Peter Zijlstra (1):
      nohz/full, sched/rt: Fix missed tick-reenabling bug in sched_can_stop_tick()


 kernel/sched/core.c | 29 ++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 8b489fcac37b..d1f7149f8704 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -596,17 +596,8 @@ bool sched_can_stop_tick(struct rq *rq)
 		return false;
 
 	/*
-	 * FIFO realtime policy runs the highest priority task (after DEADLINE).
-	 * Other runnable tasks are of a lower priority. The scheduler tick
-	 * isn't needed.
-	 */
-	fifo_nr_running = rq->rt.rt_nr_running - rq->rt.rr_nr_running;
-	if (fifo_nr_running)
-		return true;
-
-	/*
-	 * Round-robin realtime tasks time slice with other tasks at the same
-	 * realtime priority.
+	 * If there are more than one RR tasks, we need the tick to effect the
+	 * actual RR behaviour.
 	 */
 	if (rq->rt.rr_nr_running) {
 		if (rq->rt.rr_nr_running == 1)
@@ -615,8 +606,20 @@ bool sched_can_stop_tick(struct rq *rq)
 			return false;
 	}
 
-	/* Normal multitasking need periodic preemption checks */
-	if (rq->cfs.nr_running > 1)
+	/*
+	 * If there's no RR tasks, but FIFO tasks, we can skip the tick, no
+	 * forced preemption between FIFO tasks.
+	 */
+	fifo_nr_running = rq->rt.rt_nr_running - rq->rt.rr_nr_running;
+	if (fifo_nr_running)
+		return true;
+
+	/*
+	 * If there are no DL,RR/FIFO tasks, there must only be CFS tasks left;
+	 * if there's more than one we need the tick for involuntary
+	 * preemption.
+	 */
+	if (rq->nr_running > 1)
 		return false;
 
 	return true;